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The Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 2

Hello, wrestling fans! Join Brian R. Solomon this week for the Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 2!

To kick off 2025, Brian has once again pored over the archives of SUAW to bring you more of his favorite moments from the past three years.

* RVD talks wrestling psychology and training with The Sheik
* Brian and Mike Sempervive pay tribute to Ole Anderson
* Gary Cappetta reminisces over being a young wrestling fan
* Mike Chapman discusses the legacy of Frank Gotch
* Mike Edison on why Andy Kaufman was the greatest wrestler of all time
* A roundtable of former WWE employees remember Eddie Guerrero and Owen Hart
* Brian relates the NSFW origins of the WWF scratch logo to John McAdam
* A clip from Brian’s unforgettable archive interview with the late, great Terry Funk

It’s another trip down memory lane this week on Shut Up and Wrestle! Stay tuned for a new episode next week.

Shut Up and Wrestle is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network.

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Episode 52: Mike Chapman

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #52 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is noted historian and the world’s leading authority on Frank Gotch, Mike Chapman! Mike sits down (in Gotch’s favorite chair) to discuss the Peerless One, plus Hackenschmidt, Stecher, Caddock, Thesz, Hodge and other great shooters, and shares his views on just what was and wasn’t on the level.

It’s a deep dive into the early history of the wrestling business this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

Shut Up and Wrestle is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network.

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